Finally making my intro...

snowkiwi · August 2012

Hi Everyone, It's been a long wait to join you all but I finally feel comfortable to jump in. I have a little girl (born Nov 20, 2011) and we have a wee boy on the way due Jan 12, 2013. My reason for delaying my intro is that we had significant issues at out NT Scan, and had to wait 3 weeks for an amnio, and then another 3 weeks for results. Then we had our a/s last Thursday and met with a geneticist. The results show he has Trisomy 2 Mosaicism, and the a/s showed an irregular heartbeat and the cord insertion to the placenta is not normal either. The best part is, our baby has chosen to stay with us on this journey, and we hope he continues to. We are being positive and hopeful for his growth and development in utero, and we'll be having weekly OB heartbeat checks and growth u/s as the mosaicism and cord problem can cause IUGR (a small baby). I hope I can contribute good advice for first time Moms and become a part of your community :-)

brianabrad · August 2012

Welcome and congrats on your little boy. It sounds like your journey to this point has been stressful but I commend you for staying positive. I don't know what I would do if I had to deal with some of those issue. You are clearly a strong woman and will be a wonderful mother to LO #2 when he arrives.

I'm a FTM and I love any and all advice I can get. Big Smile

laurapacheco · August 2012

brianabrad:

Welcome and congrats on your little boy. It sounds like your journey to this point has been stressful but I commend you for staying positive. I don't know what I would do if I had to deal with some of those issue. You are clearly a strong woman and will be a wonderful mother to LO #2 when he arrives.

I'm a FTM and I love any and all advice I can get.

Agreed! Welcome to the board, and I'll be praying for you & your LO.

Necack · August 2012

Welcome! We are due date buddies! Sounds like you've been through a lot, but it's good to hear you are staying so positive. I hope everything works out for you and your LO. Keep us updated. T&P to you and your family.

Oriam · August 2012

Welcome to the board! Praying for you & your LO.

Magenta728 · August 2012

Welcome! I will pray for the health of your baby boy.

snowkiwi · August 2012

Thanks so much. Yes, to say we've been stressed is an understatement for sure! Our daughter is perfectly healthy, so our little man's issues came as a huge shock. It is probable that he will mature through the heartbeat issue, but none of the geneticists can tell us what the Trisomy 2 could mean for the future. All we know is that if all his cells had been Trisomy 2, it would have been lethal and the pregnancy would have ended naturally very early on. We have a wonderful OB and a great team of doctors involved so far, so we're putting our trust in everything and everyone! The T&Ps are greatly appreciated :-)

dannon2009 · August 2012

We are due the same day!

Welcome to the board and congrats on your little man! My prayers go out to you and your family and I am so happy that you have a team of doctors that sound helpful and supportive.